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Breeding / Calving Issues
Older hereford cows breed for heifers or buy heifer calves?
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<blockquote data-quote="angus9259" data-source="post: 584915" data-attributes="member: 7398"><p>Dun and wilson speak wisely. What do you want to do with your cattle? If it's commercial production, I would look at characterstics beyond udders. What kind of birth to weaning spread do you have from each cow? Muscle and muscle expression in their calves? With commercial production I would lean toward retaining heifers from cows you've seen put down your best calves. AI ing them to some bulls that will compliment their traits and spending the money you would otherwise spend buying heifers on getting a top flight herd bull. Seedstock is a different animal (literally). Then you may need to do some starting over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus9259, post: 584915, member: 7398"] Dun and wilson speak wisely. What do you want to do with your cattle? If it's commercial production, I would look at characterstics beyond udders. What kind of birth to weaning spread do you have from each cow? Muscle and muscle expression in their calves? With commercial production I would lean toward retaining heifers from cows you've seen put down your best calves. AI ing them to some bulls that will compliment their traits and spending the money you would otherwise spend buying heifers on getting a top flight herd bull. Seedstock is a different animal (literally). Then you may need to do some starting over. [/QUOTE]
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